Coat-hanger.



'PATENTED JULY 16, 1907 I D FELLOWS GOAT HANGER. APPLIOATION FILED OUT 23 IDOL IRVING D. FELLOWS, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

I GOAT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Fatent.

Patented July 16, 1907;-

Application filed October 23, 1906. Serial No. 840,161.

. J To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRVING- D. FntLows, of Syracuse,' in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York. have invented new and useful Improvements in Coat- Hangers, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description. 5 v 4 This invention relates to improvements in garment holders, and refers more particularly to a coat-hanger,

the object of which is suspend a central head from a suitable hook or eye. and to provide said head with a pair of similar oppositely projecting arms adaptedto be folded when not in use toward each other so as to occupy a minimum space in storing or transportation.

A further object is to provide means for adjusting the arms to different angles toward and from a horizontal position.

Another object is to construct the head and arms of comparatively thin sheet metal in such manner as to be able to withstand any ordinary strains to which it might be subjected in use for is intended.

A still further object is to provide a simple means for attaching the :supporting hook to the central head without the use of bolts 0r rivets.

Other objects and uses description. f v

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a top planof a coathanger embodying the featuresof my invention. I Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional views taken respectively on lines 2-2, Fig. J, and 3-3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the central portion of a modified form of my invention and Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional view throughthe head seen in Fig. 4; showing the brace arms in section.

This coat-hanger comprises essentially a sheet metal head 1- and a pair of oppositely projecting metalarms -2 having theiradjacent ends hinged or pivoted at 3 to the upper part of the head -1.

The head 1 is made of a single piece of comparatively thin sheet metal having opposite tapering sid cs -4 which are bent upwardly at substantially right angles to its intermediate portion 5-, thereby leaving a suilicicnt space between the sides -4 for receiving betweeuthem the adjacent reduced en'ds 6- of the arms 2 The upper ends of the tapering sides 4 are provided with opposite pairs-of transverse apertures for receiving the hingepins 3 and the reduced ends -6-- of the arms 2 are each bent in the form of an eye-around their respective hinge pins -3 and are of suilicient width to substantially fill the space between the upper ends of the sides -4, thereby bracing said sides against inward compression and at the same time the hinge pins 3.- are upset at their outer the purpose for which it" will appear in the following ends against the sides 4"to prevent the lateral separation or displacement of said sides.

The ppposite ends of the base or bottom 5 of the head 1 are overturned upon said bottom, thereby forming a double thickness of stock, and are provided with threaded apertures 7 for receiving opposite adjusting screws 8.

The central portion of oneside 4-- of the head 1' is cut and pressed inwardly, forming a loop 9 some distance above the bottom -5 which is formed with an aperture --l0- in vertical alinement with the opening in the loop -9 for receiving the lower end' of the hanger-hook or supporting member l1. This lower end of the hanger-hook l1' lies against the inner face of the adjacent side -4 of the head 1 and passes through the loop 9-- and aperture -10 and the portion thereof engaging the loop --9 is flattened at 12- to prevent turning of the hanger-hook in the head -l and also to prevent its vertical displacement. r

The arms 2 are made of comparatively thin sheet metal of suihcient length to pass under and support the shoulders of a coat or similar garment, each of the arms being preferably concave convex in cross section 'with' its convex face uppermost and preferably increasing in width from its hinged end to it's free end, which latter is bent downwardly or inwardlyforming a reinfore ing flange 13- to stiffen the free end of the arm against lateral compression.

The width of each arm is, slightly greater than the transverse width. of the head 1- and its downwardly deflected longitudinal edges overlap or rather cover the upper edges of the sides 4 of the head l, that is,

diliorentangl'es to and from a horizontal position, or

they may be folded upwardly, back to back, against opposite sides of the hook 1l,-as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, each occupying a comparatively small space in packing,'storing or transportation.

The hook proper at the upper end of the hangerelement -1l.. is offset in a plane at the opposite side of the head 1- opposite to that to which the lower endis secured and out of the folding path of the arms -2- so as to allow said arms to be folded close together.

In peration, the hook 11- may be hung upon a suitable nail orother available support and the arms hanger comprising -2- unfolded until they bear upon the ends of the screws -8- in which position the whole device is ted lines in Fig. 2, and stored or packed in a valise or. 4 trunk within a very small space.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown a modified form of coat vertically adjustable arms 2 -2- hinged to each other by a pin 3 forming a part of ahook 11- said arms 2 2- being connected below their swinging axis by links or braces 4 --4- hinged thereto and slidableone upon the other.' One of these braces -4 is provided with a lengthwise slot --20- receiving a clamping screw --21- which is secured tothe other brace and is provided with a thumb nut 22 for clamping the braces in their adjusted position. This enables the arms 2 2 to be adjusted vertically to any angle or they may be drawn apart suiiiciently to disengage one brace from the otherto allow the armsand braces to be folded down in a comparatively small space for shipping or storage.

What I claim:

1. In a coat-hanger, a sheet metal head having its opposite sides beng-in the same direction and spaced apart, adjusting screws in the opposite ends of the head, folding sheet-metal arms hinged to the head and hearing upon the upper ends of the screws, and supporting means attached to the head.

2. A coat hanger comprising a head and upwardly foldable arms hinged thereto, said head having its bottom extending under the arms beyond their hinges, and adjust ing devices in the opposite ends of the bottom of the head and engaging the under side of the arms.

3. A coat hanger comprising a sheet metal head having a bottom portion and side portions, the side portions extending upwardly from the bottom and spaced apart, adjusting screws in the opposite ends of the bottom of the head, opposite arms hinged to the upwardly projecting sides of the head and resting upon the upper ends of the adjusting screws, and a hook having one' end interposed between theopposite sides of the head and engaged with the bottom of said head.

4. A coat hanger comprising a sheet metal head having abottom and upturned sides, the bottom having an aperture 'and one side having a loop, a hook having one end inserted through said loop and into the aperture in the bottom of the head, oppositely projecting arms hinged to the head, and means on the head for supporting the arms against downward movement.

5. A coatdlanger comprising a sheet-metal head having its opposite sides bent upwardly in the same direction and spaced apart; one side of said head having a portion there'ot; cut and pressed inwardly forming a loop, and the hottom'of the head having; an aperture in vertical alinement with the loop, a hanger-hook having, its lower end inserted in said loop and aperture and flattened where it engages the loop to prevent displacement thereof from the head, and oppositely projecting arms hinged to the head. 4

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of October, 1900.

IRVING D. FELLOWS. 

